Maintenance of Drainage Features for Safety— A Guide for Street and Highway Maintenance Personnel

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  Iowa State University. Technology Transfer Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Safety
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Drainage
  • Guidelines
  • Runoff
  • Streets
  • Gutters
  • Culverts
  • Road shoulders
  • Maintenance personnel
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-RT-90-005
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Description:
  Drainage of streets and highways is a broad subject. It includes water flow in street gutters, the flow of water in roadside ditches, and the flow of water across the pavement. Some ways of maintaining the street or roadway to control the water flows will increase safety and other ways will not. For example, some grates can be very good at draining water but at the same time may be hazardous to bicycles or pedestrians. Driveways may have culverts that work for carrying water, but are hazardous to vehicles that miss the driveway or run off the main road. Pictures and drawings in this handbook show some points about road drainage features that are important to safety. If you pay attention to details like these on your everyday maintenance work, you can make a big difference in safety. This handbook is organized by roadway features: • Streets and gutters • Shoulders and roadway cross slope • Culverts and small drainage structures • Roadway entrances • Traffic control • Maintenance tips.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75098/dot_75098_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.75 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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